WSL Updates for July 16, 2015

July 16, 2015

Volume 11, July 16, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) DIGITIZATION GRANTS AWARDED FOR WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE 2015-2016 2) EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY (ET) KITS GRANT CYCLE OPEN 3) MAKE HISTORY COME ALIVE WITH ZINES! 4) NCCE FREE TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS 5) NORTHWEST ELEARN CONFERENCE 2015 6) THERE’S A CONFERENCE FOR EVERYTHING DEPARTMENT 7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) DIGITIZATION GRANTS AWARDED FOR WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE 2015-2016 Congratulations to the latest group of public libraries and heritage organizations recently awarded digitization grants through the Washington Rural Heritage program! Over the next year Washington State Library staff will be working with these organizations to digitize unique, historically significant materials held in their collections. Awardees will be trained in all aspects of digitization, and their collections will be publicly hosted and digitally preserved through the Washington Rural Heritage website and digital repository. The statewide digital collection currently provides access to photographs, documents, audio and video recordings, and digitized cultural objects from more than 100 Washington institutions. In addition, the project includes more than 300 family photo collections, making previously inaccessible materials available freely to the public. Listed below are this year’s grant recipients. To read about the details of each project, go to: http://www.sos.wa.gov/q/2015WRHAwards.

$5,000 – Asotin County Library in partnership with the Asotin County Museum
$2,141 – Ellensburg Public Library
$4,259 – Kettle Falls Public Library, Libraries of Stevens County
$5,000 – La Conner Regional Library District, in partnership with the Museum of Northwest Art (MoNA) and Western Washington University Libraries, Special Collections
$5,000 – Port Angeles Public Library, North Olympic Library System, in partnership with the Clallam County Genealogical Society
$3,600 – Whitman County Library, in partnership with the Colfax Fire Department, Town of Farmington, and Washington State University Manuscripts, Archives & Special Collections

To learn more about participating in Washington Rural Heritage, contact Evan Robb, Digital Repository Librarian at [email protected]. Washington Rural Heritage is supported with Library Services and Technology Act funding provided by the federal Institute for Museum and Library Services. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY (ET) KITS GRANT CYCLE OPEN Exploring Technology: ET kits grant cycle from the Washington State Library (WSL) is now open. The purpose of this grant cycle is to empower libraries as exploration centers for youth. This grant cycle enables public and tribal libraries to apply for a Lego® Mindstorm® robotics kit or an EggBot® robotics kit. WSL expects youth will increase their science, technology, engineering, and math skills through interaction with the kits. The contents of the Mindstorm® Lego® robotics kit and the EggBot® Robotics kits can be found in the third section of the grant guidelines. Grant guidelines and application forms available.

Application deadline: Applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015.
Questions? There will be a webinar for interested applicants on Tuesday, August 11 at 9:00 a.m. PDT. Project Manager Carolyn Petersen [email protected] or Maura Walsh at [email protected] can also be emailed for questions.

This grant cycle is made possible through funding provided to the Washington State Library by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) MAKE HISTORY COME ALIVE WITH ZINES! Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, is sponsoring the 1st Annual Historical Zine Contest with co-sponsors Washington State Archives and Timberland Regional Library. Participants are asked to create a zine about some aspect of Washington history. Entries will be accepted from four age groups:

Grades 4-6;
Grades 7-9;
Grades 10-12;
Adults of all ages.

All entries must be received by August 31, 2015. See the Zine Contest Flyer for entry form and more information. A workshop to learn how to make a zine will be held at Yelm Timberland Library – Saturday, July 25 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Questions? Please contact Judy Pitchford at [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) NCCE FREE TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS Northwest Council for Computer Education (NCCE) is offering a series of free two-day workshops for K-12 Educators and Teacher-Librarians in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington in summer 2015.

Registration is open now.
The workshops are free, but meals, lodging, and travel are not provided.

There is still space in most of these free workshops. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) NORTHWEST ELEARN CONFERENCE 2015 Registration is now open for the tenth annual Northwest eLearn Conference. This year’s event will be held in Olympia, Washington from Thursday, October 22 – Friday, October 23, 2015. Two exceptional keynote speakers, Jesse Stommel of Hybrid Pedagogy and Audrey Watters of Hack Education, will launch Northwest eLearn Conference 2015. NWeLC provides an opportunity for higher education and K-12 faculty, administrators, instructional designers, and technologists to come together to discuss best practices, collaborations, and ideas in integrating technology in learning. This year's NWeLC will be held at the Olympia Red Lion. To reserve a room at the conference rate and find out about transportation options, visit the conference travel & hotel page at nwelearn.org/travel-hotel. Register for the Northwest eLearn 2015 Conference at nwelearn.org/registration by Friday, September 11, 2015 for discounted rate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) THERE’S A CONFERENCE FOR EVERYTHING DEPARTMENT Balisage: The Markup Conference 2015 Cultural Heritage Markup Public Performance Measurement & Reporting Network 8^th Annual Conference --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK July 20

Successful Mentoring (Idaho Commission for Libraries); 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
SIRS Discoverer and Educator Tools (ProQuest); 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. PDT
ebrary Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) and Short Term Loans (STL) Training (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. PDT
ebrary – Search, Find and Use e-books (ProQuest); 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. PDT

July 21

Micro-Video IS Training – Learn How to Make the Most of It (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
Nonprofit 911: Get Ready for #GivingTuesday (Network for Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
Discovering Great Historical Fiction (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
Walking the Walk: Engage Volunteers in Your Volunteer Engagement Program (VolunteerMatch.Org); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
ProQuest Central K12 and Research Library (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
ebrary’s New Reader (ProQuest); 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. PDT
Ancestry Library Edition Basics – U.S. Focus (ProQuest); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT

July 22

Effective Strategic Planning Part 2: Plan Development & Implementation (4Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
Learn How Facebook Can Boost Member Engagement (Wild Apricot); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
Libraries That Lend “Things” (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
All New HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

July 23

Better than Bullet Points (InSync); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
How to Enroll in Project Outcome (Public Library Association); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
Navigating Payment Processing for Nonprofits (TechSoup); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
Managing Difficult Volunteer Transitions (VolunteerMatch.Org); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
New! Fold3 Library Edition (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

July 24

New ProQuest Congressional Basics Plus (ProQuest); 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. PDT

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